Can we please get back to the topic of the posters problem, and move away from the self styled all knowing slapping oneself on the back because no one else can possibly have the experience of "living with wolves".

To the poster, you have a young puppy that is displaying natural puppy behaviour, yes you have a mix of two very active breeds, but be comforted to know that both breeds can live in harmony as single pets with their people, thousands of people manage this, there is no reason for your pup to suffer SA in the future if you bring it up right,

You need to implement rules and consistency (that goes for ALL DOGS) into your pups life, decide what you want and what you don`t want, i.e jumping up going upstairs on beds and so on, ans stick to it, the mouthing and mad half hrs are normal, all pups suffer this, they will grow out of it as long as you implement routine, redirect your pup onto a toy if he is nipping, and when you know he is going to go overboard with excitement find something to redirect it to...ie. he gets over excited when your partner comes home, this sets off his biting, so be prepared, when your partner comes home, have him take a toy /food or what ever floats pups boat and redirect it to that.

You don`t have to be any dogs Boss or Alpha, or pack member, your pup is not stupid it knows you are not a dog and will not see you as one, you are your pups provider, safe keeper and that`s how he will see you.

I can give you one piece of advice here,,,,,,,,,, if you listen to anyone on this forum about any issue you have, then listen to JoedeeUK she knows what she is taking about , you wont go wrong taking her advice.

Lol. I agree with some people, but I'd never say they are right 100% of the time. That really is something else. Is it even possible for "advice" to be 100% correct all the time? A bold statement, indeed.

Did I mention 100% anywhere in my post

Saying you can't go wrong with a certain persons advice insinuates that the advice is always correct, imo. Oh, well. It's not important anyway, I just found that to be a bit bold. Who knows? Perhaps you (and subsequently her) are totally right.

I agree your observation was not important anyway !,

My point was simple, joedee has the experience of dealing with all sorts of issues with dogs, and has good success rate, I am sure she would not claim to be 100% all the time , we are all only human. And given some of the suggestions and advice give here by some I stand by suggesting, if you are going to listen to anyone, then joedee would be a good place to start.

We get a lot of knowledge here from all of you. We appreciate every advice from your experience and we will find out what works the best for us (we still want to use only positive reinforcement) but we still say a little stern "No" sometimes. Now we are working alot on leash training, he gets destructed so easily and its hard to call him back or rather he takes the treat and wants to back off again sometimes (any suggestions for rewarding) when he is focussed on sth. its kind of hard to let go for him.
Just today happening I have to tell you guys something.... not nice !
We were on the way back home to our flat 15 m away from door,someone came out of the house next to with a (I would say boxer breed but whatever) the dog wore a muzzle, saw us and the owner lost the leash, the dog attacked our puppy and he was craying I was just around 2 sec. to late to pick him up, it happened so fast. I tried to get and pick my baby (he cried and screamed) tried to push the dog away (the owner too) until dog let go and my puppy ran to the door in panic. I took him on my arm and went home. It was so terrifying and my biggest nightmare. We are well but I hope my dog doesnt become any issues. Im so angry and sad. And one more reason why I want my dog to become a perfect trained/bevaved and happy dog.

Oh goodness Myrsky that is horrible! I'm going to take some time to write a considered post and come back to you...

Oh no , I'm so sorry to hear that . That is so upsetting .
Poor baby.

Edited to add . It says yelling No.
No one has told anyone to yell no here , but it makes interesting reading.


Some Techniques Triggered Aggression

The highest frequency of aggression occurred in response to aversive (or punishing) interventions, even when the intervention was indirect:

• Hitting or kicking the dog (41% of owners reported aggression)
• Growling at the dog (41%)
• Forcing the dog to release an item from its mouth (38%)
• "Alpha roll" (forcing the dog onto its back and holding it down) (31%)
• "Dominance down" (forcing the dog onto its side) (29%)
• Grabbing the jowls or scruff (26%)
• Staring the dog down (staring at the dog until it looks away) (30%)
• Spraying the dog with water pistol or spray bottle (20%)
• Yelling "no" (15%)
• Forced exposure (forcibly exposing the dog to a stimulus – such as tile floors, noise or people – that frightens the dog) (12%)

In contrast, non-aversive methods resulted in much lower frequency of aggressive responses:

• Training the dog to sit for everything it wants (only 2% of owners reported aggression)
• Rewarding the dog for eye contact (2%)
• Food exchange for an item in its mouth instead of forcing the item out (6%)
• Rewarding the dog for "watch me" (0%)

From the study by Herron, Frances S. Shofer and Ilana R. Reisner, veterinarians with the Department of Clinical Studies at University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, published in The Journal of Applied Animal Behavior.

perhaps you have a point but her advice isnt damaging where as sometimes advice is offered that could potentially cause problems later on in the dogs development.

This forum encourages positive reinforcement and even if you dont agree, then you should respect that .
I have to say that the Mods have been incredibly patient.
I've been a mod on a small forum and I would have deleted some of these post long ago.